June 6, 2011
US survey reveals that evangelicals are most likely to despise Jesus’ teachings

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Authors Phil Zuckerman and Dan Cady wrote:

Jesus unambiguously preached mercy and forgiveness. These are supposed to be cardinal virtues of the Christian faith. And yet Evangelicals are the most supportive of the death penalty, draconian sentencing, punitive punishment over rehabilitation, and the governmental use of torture.

Jesus exhorted humans to be loving, peaceful, and non-violent. And yet Evangelicals are the group of Americans most supportive of easy-access weaponry, little-to-no regulation of handgun and semi-automatic gun ownership, not to mention the violent military invasion of various countries around the world.

Jesus was very clear that the pursuit of wealth was inimical to the Kingdom of God, that the rich are to be condemned, and that to be a follower of Him means to give one’s money to the poor. And yet Evangelicals are the most supportive of corporate greed and capitalistic excess, and they are the most opposed to institutional help for the nation’s poor - especially poor children.

They added:

They hate anything that smacks of ‘socialism’, even though that is essentially what their Savior preached. They despise food stamp programs, subsidies for schools, hospitals, job training - anything that might dare to help out those in need. Even though helping out those in need was exactly what Jesus urged humans to do. In short, Evangelicals are that segment of America which is the most pro-militaristic, pro-gun, and pro-corporate, while simultaneously claiming to be most ardent lovers of the of the Prince of Peace.

They concluded:

Of course, conservative Americans have every right to support corporate greed, militarism, gun possession, and the death penalty, and to oppose welfare, food stamps, health care for those in need, etc. - it is just strange and contradictory when they claim these positions as somehow ‘Christian’. They aren’t.

I think this every day…

I wonder if Jesus doing a facepalm looks like Paul Revere doing a facepalm.

Reposted because it was very thought provoking for a Sunday.

Wow, now that you mention it, most of what i was taught growing up at church/school contradicted the words of Jesus. 

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    Wow, now that you mention it, most of what i was taught growing up at church/school contradicted the words of Jesus.
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    Hypocritical assholes. I honestly don’t know any evangelicals who have actually read the bible, they just spout off...
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    If Jesus was in a grave, he’d be rolling over.
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    Reposted because it was very thought provoking for a Sunday.
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    Jesus unambiguously preached mercy and forgiveness. These are supposed to be cardinal virtues of the Christian faith....
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    Color me OH SO SURPRISED.
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    This is why nobody likes evangelical Christians.
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